Uri: The Surgical Strike or The Accidental Prime Minister: Which film will have the upper hand at box-office?

Uri: The Surgical Strike or The Accidental Prime Minister – which film will have the upper hand at the box-office this Friday? Film exhibitor Akshaye Rathi answers.

Box-office: Uri: The Surgical Strike may have the upper hand&nbsp

Uri: The Surgical Strike and The Accidental Prime Minister are two big films releasing this Friday. Both films are inspired from real-life events and that’s easily their most intriguing factor. But will it help the films make big bucks at the box-office? We spoke to film exhibitor Akshaye Rathi to know his views.

Talking about the box-office prospects of the two films, Akshaye said, “Both look pretty interesting and both are subjects that are very relevant and topical. These are subjects that will touch Indians across the length and breadth of the country.”

“Uri: The Surgical Strike is about our soldiers because of whom we are safe as citizens of India. It’s a story that made every Indian proud when it happened. Watching the same in an audio-visual format will obviously be a terrific experience. I am very hopeful that the movie will strike the chord and touch the heart of a lot of Indians,” he said about the Vicky Kaushal and Paresh Rawal-starrer that is based on the 2016 Surgical Strikes conducted by the Indian Army against terrorist camps in Pakistan. (Uri: The Surgical Strike Movie Review: Mission accomplished, but not without casualties)

“Similarly, The Accidental Prime Minister is a story that we know about through the media reports. But to know the insider account will obviously be very exciting. Sanjaya Baru (on whose book the film is based) obviously worked with former PM Dr Manmohan Singh (as media advisor) for a good four years in the latter’s first tenure. That makes it extremely exciting,” Akshaye said for Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna’s film.

If Akshaye’s prediction for opening-day collections of both the films is anything to go by, Uri: The Surgical Strike will have the upper hand. “I am expecting Uri: The Surgical Strike to make Rs 5.50 crore to 6 crore on Day 1. The Accidental Prime Minister should open at Rs 3 crore-Rs 3.5 crore,” he signed off saying.

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